2K Comments on BioShock Leak

One would think the whole damn world was drowning, is what, considering the total pandemonium that BioShock leak is causing. After local TRU outlet leaked the game, and others followed suit, BioShock is now enjoying the most chaotic and incompetent seen in recent times. With a billion people running around like headless chickens 2K Games finally responded to long-time Cult of Rapture form member Rapture Tourist with an official statement. In an email sent RT, Ryan Jones, Senior Account Executive at Access Communications, the firm responsible for 2K's PR, has this to say:

"It looks like the pirates at DAGGER have gotten their hands on the Xbox 360 version of the game and have broken, ripped and uploaded a 6.58 GB torrent at almost all major torrent download sites. And just like that, BioShock joins the league of games that have been leaked and pirated long before its official release date, with modded Xbox 360 owners openly laughing in the faces of people who have yet to wait another couple of days for the game to release."

...and N4G has NO BUSINESS posting a link to such a site. Approving this will only prove your incompetence.

"It looks like the pirates at DAGGER have gotten their hands on the Xbox 360 version of the game and have broken, ripped and uploaded a 6.58 GB torrent at almost all major torrent download sites. And just like that, BioShock joins the league of games that have been leaked and pirated long before its official release date, with modded Xbox 360 owners openly laughing in the faces of people who have yet to wait another couple of days for the game to release."

I thought modded 360s couldn't use XBOX Live. Is this not true anymore?

Even if you pay for it, "breaking" the copy protection scheme or using one that is may be a violation of their terms of use. I'm almost certain that even if you buy it, posessing a hacked copy is considered illegal.

*Edit @ snoop -- sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you meant you would download a pirated version and buy the TRU one when available so you wouldn't be "stealing". My bad.

for buying it snoop_dizzle, but the store that sold it to you can. I only wish some of the stores around here were selling it early. I've already pre-paid for mine, so I don't see the harm in getting it a few days early. But alas, I'll gladly wait for Tuesday. It will be well worth it. 8)

I hope the people who pirate this game (and others) rot in hell. This game is so well done -- from an artistic style -- that there is no doubt a ton of artistic talent went into the game and the developers deserve better than to watch people openly thieve their ideas and they see nothing from it.

That referenced in many reviews are the plot twists that, along with the innovative weapons/plasmids and atmosphere, are what make Bioshock the best game of the year so far. If spoilers start being leaked all over the internet, etc., it really would be unfortunate if people who would rather NOT know accidentaly have the game ruined for them. I hope N4G would not post any "spoiler" type articles at all about Bioshock, but if they feel they must, at least make it obvious they contain spoilers.

Get BOTH. You can be playing Bioshock for $340 + tax, with a Core + the game. If Bioshock is the only 360 game you're interested in (though I can't imagine how), that's the cheapest, easiest way to get to play it. There's no way a $500 laptop will be able to run this game...not even CLOSE.